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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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