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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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