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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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