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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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