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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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