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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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