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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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