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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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