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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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