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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education enable students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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