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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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