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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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