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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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