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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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