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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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