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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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