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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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