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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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