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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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