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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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