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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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