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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)