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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. 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 massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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