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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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