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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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