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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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