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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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