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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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