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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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