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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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