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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always 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 blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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