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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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