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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always 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 lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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