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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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