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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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