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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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