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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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