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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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