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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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