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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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