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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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