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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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