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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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