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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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