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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches 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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