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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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