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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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