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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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