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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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