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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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