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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling 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 definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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