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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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