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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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