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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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