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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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