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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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