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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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