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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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