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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing 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 issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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