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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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