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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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