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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)