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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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