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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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