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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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