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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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