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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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