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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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