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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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