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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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