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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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