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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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