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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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