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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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