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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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