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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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