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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models 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 teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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