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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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