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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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