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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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