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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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