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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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