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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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