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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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