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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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