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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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