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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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