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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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