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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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