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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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