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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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