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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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