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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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