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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with 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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