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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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