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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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