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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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