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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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