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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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