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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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