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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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