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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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