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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business 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 institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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