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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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