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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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