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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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