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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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