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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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