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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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