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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students 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 many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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