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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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