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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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