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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the most important 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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