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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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