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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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