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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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