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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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