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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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