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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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