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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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