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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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