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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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