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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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