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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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