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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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