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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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