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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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