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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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