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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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