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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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