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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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