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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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