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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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