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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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