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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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