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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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