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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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