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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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