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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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