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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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