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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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