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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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