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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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