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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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