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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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