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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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