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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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