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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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