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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews 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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