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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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