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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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