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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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