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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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