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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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