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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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