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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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