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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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