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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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