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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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