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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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