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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand these new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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