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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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