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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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