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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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