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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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