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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key 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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