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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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