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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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