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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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