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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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