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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning enable people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand these new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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