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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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