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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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