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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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