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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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