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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology enable students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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