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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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