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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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