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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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