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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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