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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education ventures. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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