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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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