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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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