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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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