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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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