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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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