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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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