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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) 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 participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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