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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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