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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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