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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What 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 teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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