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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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