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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates 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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