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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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