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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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