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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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