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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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