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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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