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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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