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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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