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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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