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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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