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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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