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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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