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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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