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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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