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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure 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 assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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