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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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