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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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