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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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