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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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