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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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