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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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