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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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