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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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