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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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