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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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