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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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