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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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