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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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