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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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