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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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