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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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