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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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