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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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