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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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