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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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