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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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