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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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