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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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