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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What 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 stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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