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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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