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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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