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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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