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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education are enabling humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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