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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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