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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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