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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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