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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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