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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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