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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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