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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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