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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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