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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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