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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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