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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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