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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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