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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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