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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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