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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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