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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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