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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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