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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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