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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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