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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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