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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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