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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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