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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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