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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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