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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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