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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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