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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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