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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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