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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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