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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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