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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education