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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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