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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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