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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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