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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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