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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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