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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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