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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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