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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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