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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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