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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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