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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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