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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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