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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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