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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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