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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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