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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the 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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