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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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