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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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