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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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