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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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