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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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