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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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