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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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