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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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