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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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