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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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