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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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