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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the 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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