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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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