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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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