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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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