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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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