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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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