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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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