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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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