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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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