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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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