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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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