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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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