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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources