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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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