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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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