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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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