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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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