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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally 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 several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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