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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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