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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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