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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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