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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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