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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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