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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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