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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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