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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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