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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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