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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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