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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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