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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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