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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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