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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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