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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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