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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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