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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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