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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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