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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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