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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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