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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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