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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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