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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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