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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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