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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 several subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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