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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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