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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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