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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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