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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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