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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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