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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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