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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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