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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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