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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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