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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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