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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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