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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. 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. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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