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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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