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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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