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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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