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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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