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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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