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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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