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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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