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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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