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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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