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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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