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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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