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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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