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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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