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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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