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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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