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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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