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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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