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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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