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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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