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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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