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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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