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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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