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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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