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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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