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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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