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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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