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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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