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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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