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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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