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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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