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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important 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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