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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines 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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