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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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