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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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