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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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