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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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