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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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