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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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