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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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