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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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