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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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