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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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