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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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