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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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