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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 many issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers 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 innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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