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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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