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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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