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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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