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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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