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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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