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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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