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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free 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 elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major 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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