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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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