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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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