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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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