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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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