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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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