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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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