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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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