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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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