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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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