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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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