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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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