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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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