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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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