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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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