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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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