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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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