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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources