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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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