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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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