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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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