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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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