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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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