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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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