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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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