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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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