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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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