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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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