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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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