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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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