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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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