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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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