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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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