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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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