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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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