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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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