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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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