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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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