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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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