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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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