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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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