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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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