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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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