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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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