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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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