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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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