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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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