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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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