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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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