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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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