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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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