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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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