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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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