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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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