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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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