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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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