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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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