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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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