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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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