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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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