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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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