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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major 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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