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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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