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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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