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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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