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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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