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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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