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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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