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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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