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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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