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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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