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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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