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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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