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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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