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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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