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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines 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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