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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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