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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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