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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning enable students all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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