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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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