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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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