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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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