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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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