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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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