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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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