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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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