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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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