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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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