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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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