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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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