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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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