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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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