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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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