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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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