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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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