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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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