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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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