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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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