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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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