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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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