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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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