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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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