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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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