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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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