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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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