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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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