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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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