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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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