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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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