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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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