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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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