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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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