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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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